Reference Guide
show hosts
View the host table and DNS configuration.
S4820T
Syntax
show hosts
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the 
relevant 
FTOS Command Line Reference Guide
.
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.0.0 Added support for IPv6 addresses.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version 
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage 
Information
The following describes the show hosts command in the following example.
Field Description
Default domain... Displays the domain name (if configured).
Name/address 
lookup...
States if DNS is enabled on the system.
• If DNS is enabled, the Name/Address lookup is domain 
service.
• If DNS is not enabled, the Name/Address lookup is static 
mapping
Name servers are... Lists the name servers, if configured.
Host Displays the host name assigned to the IP address.
Flags Classifies the entry as one of the following:
• perm — the entry was manually configured and will not time 
out
• temp — the entry was learned and will time out after 72 
hours of inactivity.
Also included in the flag is an indication of the validity of the route:
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